Banned Dog Breeds

For school I have to write a Persuasive Speech and I have chosen banned dog breeds. If you guys know information about this topic please share it. Also if you know some good articles that would be great to. Thanks for you help in advanced.

I cannot find his site, I do know his owners were so upset they did take it down for a while. This dog died because of the banned dog legislation, for NO other reason than he was a mix of banned dogs. Sorry will look for more later but just thinking of Lennox had made me cry again.

In the case of Lennox (and the rest of the dogs in the UK) the situation is far worse than a "banned breed". As well as banning pit bulls and the Japanese Tosa they banned the "type" so if a pedigree Staffordshire bull terrier just happens to have longer legs it is at risk of being impounded. Lennox probably didn't have any pit bull in him, he was quite possibly an American bulldog (legal) crossed with a labrador (legal - honest!) but he was still designated a "pit bull type".

The UK legislation was a knee jerk reaction and it stinks! You can read it here.

Southerngirl, pubmed.gov is a great place to look for peer-reviewed scientific articles on everything. I would be happy to help you translate any of the technical 'babble' if there were an article you were interested in , just PM me. Here are a few:Vet J. 2010 Dec;186(3):292-8. Epub 2009 Oct 29.Dog bites in The Netherlands: a study of victims, injuries, circumstances and aggressors to support evaluation of breed specific legislation.

As part of an evaluation of Dutch breed specific legislation, data were collected from dog bite victims (1078) and dog owners (6139) using Internet surveys. The incidence rate of dog bites and details of incidents (victims, injuries, circumstances and aggressors) are reported and the justification for using breed specific measurements to deal with dog bites are considered. For aggressors, attack records for breed groups and popular breeds were established by calculating breed risk indices using a reference population. Several breeds and breed groups were over- and under-represented in the biting population and there was a mismatch between risk indices and the then-current legislation. Mitigation strategies should not be based on attack records (since this would lead to the rejection of a significant proportion of the canine population) but on the circumstances of the incidents. Preventative measures must focus on a better understanding of how to handle dogs.
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Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Maiming and death due to dog bites are uncommon but preventable tragedies. We postulated that patients admitted to a level I trauma center with dog bites would have severe injuries and that the gravest injuries would be those caused by pit bulls.DESIGN:

We reviewed the medical records of patients admitted to our level I trauma center with dog bites during a 15-year period. We determined the demographic characteristics of the patients, their outcomes, and the breed and characteristics of the dogs that caused the injuries.RESULTS:

Attacks by pit bulls are associated with higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges, and a higher risk of death than are attacks by other breeds of dogs. Strict regulation of pit bulls may substantially reduce the US mortality rates related to dog bites.

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Remember, you'll have to address the arguments supporting breed bans in order to counteract them, hence the above article. It's clear that some dogs are stronger, faster, more agile, and can do significantly more damage through their bites. What is also clear is that dog bites are a failing of humans to control and restrain dangerous dogs, often accompanied by failings of socialization and recognition of signs of shyness, fear, or predatory aggression. Furthermore, banning certain breeds of dogs doesn't ensure that mixed breeds or other breeds won't be put in the same situations with the same people, and bite.

Let us know how it goes. When I was in 4H in high school I actually competed on a State level with a presentation on Pit Bulls: Man's Best Friend or Worst Enemy. This was in 1992 before BBL became so big but it caused a ruckus even then...

In the case of Lennox (and the rest of the dogs in the UK) the situation is far worse than a "banned breed". As well as banning pit bulls and the Japanese Tosa they banned the "type" so if a pedigree Staffordshire bull terrier just happens to have longer legs it is at risk of being impounded. Lennox probably didn't have any pit bull in him, he was quite possibly an American bulldog (legal) crossed with a labrador (legal - honest!) but he was still designated a "pit bull type".

The UK legislation was a knee jerk reaction and it stinks! You can read it here.

Thank you, sadly I know about it, I'm English and keep up with everything back home.

Have signed so many petitions etc. written (or fwd to friends back home if I couldn't get through) emails to various Politicians, Councils etc.to attempt to stop the knee jerk reaction laws being passed.

Makes me feel ashamed to be English. For an allegedly 'dog loving nation' the laws are a total disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!! And I used to say here that the U.K. would never have such disgusting laws - they have them here in South Australia too - eating humble pie now and hanging my head in shame!

For anyone reading this outside the U.S., the dogs listed below are not NOT UNIFORMLY banned/restricted across the entire U.S. This means that the breeds listed below are banned or restricted in different places around the U.S., and that individual states, cities, counties or towns all make their own LOCAL LAWS - and those laws differ according to individual communities. Also - it's important to note that the list includes even MIXES of these breeds.

So - without further ado, courtesy of the RDOWS, here is the list of 75 - count 'em - SEVENTY FIVE - banned or restricted breeds .....................

OMD.... Is this true??? This is so STUPID!!!! How can they ban/restrict 75 breeds?!?!?!?! My goodness.... I wonder WHY all these breeds were restricted/banned....

It's not in every state. For example Connecticut will have just the Husky banned while Florida has the pug banned. More than likely in the state that dog is banned that breed became very popular so people who didn't know anything about the breed got it and because they didn't train the dog properly it bit some one. So more than likely they are banned for the same reason Pit Bulls are Ignorance.

For anyone reading this outside the U.S., the dogs listed below are not NOT UNIFORMLY banned/restricted across the entire U.S. This means that the breeds listed below are banned or restricted in different places around the U.S., and that individual states, cities, counties or towns all make their own LOCAL LAWS - and those laws differ according to individual communities. Also - it's important to note that the list includes even MIXES of these breeds.

So - without further ado, courtesy of the RDOWS, here is the list of 75 - count 'em - SEVENTY FIVE - banned or restricted breeds .....................

Uh... bottom line is that you're not allowed to travel while owning a dog over there in fear of it being taken and 'destroyed'??

HA! I can still have Evie! She's not on that list.

But on the more serious side, that's terrible. I know in Australia (or maybe it's just some parts of aus, i can't remember) that once again pit bull 'type' dogs are illegal to breed from but I don't think its illegal to have them .. yet. I'd love to do some research on this right now for you but I have a much more pressing paper to write on muscle atrophy and sarcopenia

That list is beyond words horrendous!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't be able to have either of my dogs, Zeus is a heeler and Ra Kismet has some of the breeds named.

Pugs??? On someone is having a joke surely a Pug???? Australian Cattle Dog??? German Shepherds, Airedales I'd better stop I cannot believe it's all true!

Evie, South Australia has a NO Pit Bull or Pit Bull cross law the will take the dog and 'destroy' the dog or a cross of that breed for no other reason than it's allegedly a Pit Bull or PB X plus debarking I have found out is still legal in South Australia . Victoria you may have a Pit Bull but it MUST be neutered, in other words no breeding Pit Bulls. I did hear that Western Australia you may only have German Shepherds if neutered but not too sure as to how true this is, though do know it was the case a few years ago, may have been repealed by now.